The Latest: Second night of protest over LAPD shooting

Published 7:28 pm, Sunday, October 2, 2016

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting by police of a man in Los Angeles (all times local):

10:20 p.m.

Protesters took the street for a second night near the shooting of an armed 18-year-old man by Los Angeles police officers.

A few dozen people shut down traffic at a South Los Angeles intersection Sunday night where a car driver did donuts in the street and some spray painted graffiti on businesses.

There no immediate reports of arrests.

The protest came after a vigil was held nearby Carnell Snell Jr., who police say was shot after he ran from a car that officers tried to stop because they suspected it was stolen. Police also say a gun was found where he died.

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9:10 a.m.

Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles police at the end of a weekend car chase.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office says he is 18-year-old Carnell Snell Jr. of Los Angeles. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death.

Police say Snell was shot after he ran from a car that officers had tried to stop because they suspected it was stolen. Police also say a gun was found where he died.

Police haven't released details of the shooting, which has sparked protests. A group of several dozen demonstrators blocked an intersection near the scene of the shooting Saturday night. Some people waved signs that read "Black Lives Matter."

It's the latest of several recent deaths of black men during confrontations with police agencies in Southern California and throughout the U.S.

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12:45 a.m.

The LAPD says it found a handgun at the scene of a shooting Saturday in which officers shot and killed a man in south Los Angeles at the end of a car chase.

The department does not provide any more information about the gun or where it was found in a statement it issued early Sunday.

The chase began when officers tried to pull over a car with paper plates, suspecting the vehicle may have been stolen, and the driver refused to stop, Sgt. Barry Montgomery said.

He said the passenger got out of the car during the pursuit and ran into the back of a house, where he was shot. The driver fled the scene and remained on the loose.

Montgomery said a weapon was recovered at the scene, but he would not say what it was or what led to the shooting.

Relatives of the dead man in Los Angeles identified him as 18-year-old Carnell Snell Jr., and they told the Los Angeles Times he was killed on the same street where he lived.

The shooting drew several dozen people to the scene. As news of what happened spread, a group of several dozen protesters blocked an intersection near the house Saturday night. Some people waved signs that read "Black Lives Matter," and others shouted at officers standing behind yellow police tape and wearing riot helmets.

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12:28 a.m.

The mother of 18-year-old Carnell Snell Jr. — the man relatives said was shot and killed in south Los Angeles at the end of a car chase on Saturday— spoke briefly at the protest.

"He was just at my house, and we got a phone call that said the police shot him five times in the back," Monique Morgan said.

Police have not said how many times Snell was shot or if he was shot in the back.

The shooting drew several dozen people to the scene. As news of what happened spread, a group of several dozen protesters blocked an intersection near the house Saturday night. Some people waved signs that read "Black Lives Matter," and others shouted at officers standing behind yellow police tape and wearing riot helmets.

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11:05 p.m.

Officers shot and killed a man in south Los Angeles at the end of a car chase on Saturday, sparking protest by several dozen people frustrated by another fatal police shooting of a black man.

The chase began when officers tried to pull over a car with paper plates, suspecting the vehicle may have been stolen, and the driver refused to stop, Sgt. Barry Montgomery said.

He said the passenger got out of the car during the pursuit and ran into the back of a house, where he was shot. The driver fled the scene and remained on the loose.

Montgomery said a weapon was recovered at the scene, but he would not say what it was or what led to the shooting.

Relatives of the dead man in Los Angeles identified him as 18-year-old Carnell Snell Jr., and they told the Los Angeles Times he was killed on the same street where he lived.

The shooting drew several dozen people to the scene. As news of what happened spread, a group of several dozen protesters blocked an intersection near the house Saturday night. Some people waved signs that read "Black Lives Matter," and others shouted at officers standing behind yellow police tape and wearing riot helmets.